Actuarial Science Club Newsletter

Third Issue

Hi everyone,

I’m Nicole Stewart, and I’m the new secretary for the Actuarial Science Club. I hope that all of your finals went well! This will be the last newsletter for this semester; The next issue will be out at the end of August/early September. Keep an eye out for it, as it will keep you posted on very important upcoming events (like the resume writing workshop and career fair).

New Officers

Congratulations to the new Actuarial Science Club Officers! The positions have been filled as follows:

President - Dave Wingard
Vice President - Tom Fischer
Treasurer - Maria Agostinone
Secretary - Nicole Stewart
Business Liaison - Sara Mathers
Web Designer - Jeff Conway
Alumni Liaison - Maive Morgan

A Message from the President

As your president, I plan to work closely with my fellow ActSci Club members to promote an extracurricular experience that will be both fun and rewarding. I plan on increasing career development opportunities by organizing recruitment events throughout the year with major companies in the field. I also plan on setting up an abundance of exam prep sessions

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for purposes of increasing comprehension of exam material and to provide a cooperative studying environment for all club members. In addition to career advancement events, I also recognize the importance of hosting social events for purposes of interaction, networking - and just plain fun! Finally, I plan to be an ambassador to all potential actuarial science majors, and will encourage all members of the ActSci club to aid any prospective students who would like to join our ranks.
As president, I look forward to the opportunity to work with the members of the ActSci Club in achieving an environment of professional development and social involvement.

Dave Wingard, Jr.

A Message to Graduating Seniors

Congratulations! We hope that you enjoyed your time here at PSU and want to wish you the best of look in your future endeavors. In case you didn’t know, there is a new position in the club – called Alumni Liaison – that keeps alumni in contact with the Actuarial Science Program at PSU. Maive Morgan is our Alumni Liaison this year – please contact her at if you would like to receive the alumni newsletter.

Scholarship Information

It’s not too late to apply for scholarships for 2009/2010.

Deadlines for the three scholarships shown on the Smeal website are as follows:

Scholarship - Deadline
Adelante U.S. Education Leadership Fund
(Adelante) - May 31, 2009
The Actuary of Tomorrow-Stuart A. Robertson Memorial Scholarship
(Stuart A. Robertson) - Jun 1, 2009
John Culver Wooddy Scholarships
(Wooddy Scholarship) - Jun 26, 2009

Andrew Timcheck won the Jon Culver Wooddy Scholarship for 2008. I encourage other PSU students to apply as well!

The following link provides more specific information about these scholarships and also provides links to their applications:

The deadline for these scholarships is approaching quickly, so don’t miss out!

Upcoming Actuarial Exams

Where to register:

Exam P (July 2009)
Deadline: May 28, 2009

Exam FM (August 2009)
Deadline:July 6, 2009

Exam Passers

Exam PExam FM

Sean BrownleeDamir Amonov

Michael Fairchild Sean Brownlee

Samantha Clayton Melinda Chmielewski

Vincent Delprince Matt Fishel

Jennifer Edwards Allen Gonczol

Matt Radlow Christopher Iannuzzi

Allen Gonczol Zhao Lang

Christopher IannuzziBrett Lissenden

Zhao Lang David Lytle

Brett Lissenden Kyle MacWade

David Lytle Vincent McGinnis

Kyle MacWadeMarlee Mengel

Sarah Mathers Henry Need

Marlee Mengel Jennifer Ober

Bhargav Modi Jungbin Park

Henry Need Lindsay Rau

Jennifer Ober Alyson Schefkind

Jungbin Park Andrew Timcheck

Raul Patel Ryan Trott Benjamen Propst Brianna Zambito

Lindsay Rau Andrew Parr

Steven Regester Sung Oh

Ryan Roebuck Eric Giangiulio

Lisa Schmidt

Pamela Schrier

Jeffrey Schultz

David Solomon

Andrew Timcheck

Josh Yorke

Brett Warren

Tom Novak

Sung Oh

Melanie Smith

Jeff Conway

Paul Andrejko

Robert Antochy

Ying-Hui Huang

Brandon Carangi

Cory Ulm

Kaitlyn McNulty

Di Sun

David Wingard

Andrew Otto

Erica Sharpe

Internships

Here is a complete list of students who have internships for this summer:

Fan XieUnited Health Care

Robert AntochyACE USA

Maria AgostinoneOneBeacon Insurance

Paul AndrejkoXL Capital

Aznee AzhorAviva PLC Malaysia

Michelle BrintonAllstate

Tom FischerDeloitte

Kaitlyn McNultyTowers Perrin

Ryan RoebuckPrudential

Allison SchultzDelloitte

Dave WingardPrudential

Josh YorkePrudential

Nicole StewartCIGNA

Sarah MathersWatson Wyatt

Brandon CarangiTowers Perrin

Ryan RoebuckPrudential

Michael PoluszejkoMorrison

Oliverio HernandezMet Life

Brett WarrenUnited Health Group

Michelle BrintonAllstate

William MakatcheMercer

Steve MatthewsACE USA

Charles MyersMilliman

Melanie SmithTowers Perrin

Lauren MooreMet Life

Brandon O’HaraAIG

Kelly TomerPrudential

Julia LivingstonTowers Perrin

Malek AbdulPrudential

Jasen MarshallCoventry Health Care

Nick SmithMercer

Alyssa RassoMercer

Erica SharpeMass Mutual

Muhd Nur AsharCIMB Aviva

Julie GuthrieHighmark

Alissa ReeseMercer

Rachel WallaSelective Insurance

Michael FairchildAIG

Matthew RadlowAIG

Gina RusnakAIG

Cherilyn KawashAIG

Job Offers

Good luck seniors, and we hope that you’ll sign up for the Alumni Newsletter!

Damir AmonovUnited Health Care

Ryan BeberusTowers Perrin

Sean BrownleeBuck

Melinda ChmielewskiUnited Health Care

Vincent DelprinceHartford Life

Jennifer EdwardsNCCI Holdings

Matther FishelMercer

Allen GonczolMercer

Diana GrossCIGNA (Hartford)

Christopher IannuzziPrudential

Zhao LangBuck

Brett LissendenWatson Wyatt

David LytleConrad Seigle

Marlee MengelChubb (Warren NJ)

Jennifer OberCIGNA (Hartford)

Junbin ParkPhoenix Internship

Lindsay RauTowers Perrin-

Steven RegesterDeloitte

Alyson SchefkindWatson Wyatt

Pamela SchrierPrudential (Newark)

Jeffery SchultzWestern & Southern

Andrew TimcheckJP Morgan

Katherine WoodhullCIGNA (Hartford)

Brianna ZambitoMercer

Ryan TrottErie Insurance

Samantha ClaytonGeico

Megan HaffnerMercer

Lisa SchmidtWatson Wyatt

Emily FriedrichDeloitte

Katherine WoodhullMarsh

Bhargav ModiTowers Perrin

I wish everyone the best of luck at their jobs/internships this summer! If I made a mistake on any of the lists, or if you do not see your name at all on a list it should be on, pleas e email me at or email Ron and let him know. We want to make sure we have complete lists for the newsletter and the webpage!